All 5 Uses of
persecution
in
Crime and Punishment
- How, how can I persuade you not to persecute me with your kindness?†
Chpt 2.6 *
- "That in my own house I persecuted a defenceless girl and 'insulted her with my infamous proposals'—is that it?†
Chpt 4.1
- Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.†
Chpt 4.2
- Quite so, but what drove him, or rather perhaps disposed him, to suicide was the systematic persecution and severity of Mr. Svidrigailov.†
Chpt 4.2
- They are worrying and persecuting you through a stupid and contemptible suspicion….†
Chpt 5.5
Definition:
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(persecution) very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs